Defiance, Ohio
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Defiance, Ohio is a small city in northwestern Ohio known historically as a strategic military and trading site at the confluence of the Maumee and Auglaize rivers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Defiance, Ohio canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9399211 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Defiance, Ohio Context triple: [Auglaize River, flowsThrough, Defiance, Ohio]
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A.
Logan, Ohio
Logan, Ohio is a small city in southeastern Ohio that serves as a gateway to the Hocking Hills region and its popular outdoor recreation areas.
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B.
Dresden, Ohio
Dresden, Ohio is a small village in Muskingum County known historically as the original home of the Longaberger Company and its handcrafted baskets.
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C.
Rutherford, Ohio
Rutherford, Ohio is the fictional Midwestern college town that serves as the primary setting for the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun."
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D.
Wapakoneta, Ohio
Wapakoneta, Ohio is a small city in western Ohio best known as the hometown of astronaut Neil Armstrong and for its strong ties to aerospace history.
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E.
Lordstown, Ohio
Lordstown, Ohio is a village in northeastern Ohio known historically for its auto manufacturing plant and location within the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Defiance, Ohio Target entity description: Defiance, Ohio is a small city in northwestern Ohio known historically as a strategic military and trading site at the confluence of the Maumee and Auglaize rivers.
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A.
Logan, Ohio
Logan, Ohio is a small city in southeastern Ohio that serves as a gateway to the Hocking Hills region and its popular outdoor recreation areas.
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B.
Dresden, Ohio
Dresden, Ohio is a small village in Muskingum County known historically as the original home of the Longaberger Company and its handcrafted baskets.
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C.
Rutherford, Ohio
Rutherford, Ohio is the fictional Midwestern college town that serves as the primary setting for the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun."
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D.
Wapakoneta, Ohio
Wapakoneta, Ohio is a small city in western Ohio best known as the hometown of astronaut Neil Armstrong and for its strong ties to aerospace history.
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E.
Lordstown, Ohio
Lordstown, Ohio is a village in northeastern Ohio known historically for its auto manufacturing plant and location within the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode |
419
ⓘ
567 ⓘ |
| climateClassification | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Defiance County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ retail trade ⓘ |
| fortHistoricallyAssociatedWith | Fort Defiance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureClass | populated place ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Defiance City Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
Fort Defiance Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
site of Fort Defiance ⓘ |
| hasHospital | Mercy Health Defiance Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstitution | Defiance College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNewspaper | The Crescent-News NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPark | Independence Dam State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicLibrary | Defiance Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiverConfluenceFunction |
trading center historically
ⓘ
transportation hub historically ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
Ohio State Route 15
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio State Route 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEraOfSignificance |
Northwest Indian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Defiance County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic strategic military site
ⓘ
historic trading site ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Auglaize River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maumee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | northwestern Ohio region ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northwestern Ohio ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Defiance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestLargeCity | Toledo, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 43512 ⓘ |
| regionCode | US-OH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| river |
Auglaize River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maumee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Defiance, Ohio Description of subject: Defiance, Ohio is a small city in northwestern Ohio known historically as a strategic military and trading site at the confluence of the Maumee and Auglaize rivers.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Ohio